Russell Hall11.09.2007Hard to believe, but more than 20 years have passed since then-aspiring guitarist Johnny Rzeznik and his bass-player pal Robby Takac formed the Goo Goo Dolls. Sitting atop the mid ’80s post-punk wave, the Buffalo, New York-based group wasted no time establishing their indie credibility with a series of albums awash in thrashy guitars and garage pop sensibility. Critical raves came early, but only with “Name” and “Iris”―two change-of-pace acoustic ballads penned by Rzeznik in the mid ’90s―did the Goo Goo Dolls’ commercial fortunes match the heaps of praise.In t